background patients with severe refractory cardiac angina who are not candidates for any form of invasive treatment and are already on optimal medical therapy have few therapeutic options. enhanced external counter pulsation (eecp) offers an alternative palliative and possibly therapeutic option for these patients. eecp achieves this by inducing hemodynamic effects much similar to those of the ...

AIMS An increase in platelet aggregability is associated with unstable angina and myocardial infarction. Platelet size and activity correlate and mean platelet volume was found to be increased before acute myocardial infarction. We measured the mean platelet volume and platelet count in patients with stable angina, unstable angina and non-cardiac chest pain. METHODS AND RESULTS We studied 981...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether unstable angina, which is characterised by recurring episodes of myocardial ischaemia and reperfusion, is associated with oxidative stress (that is, where there is an imbalance between oxidants, such as free radicals, which are in excess and antioxidants). DESIGN Between group comparison of patients with unstable angina, stable angina, and healthy controls. SE...

Ischemic heart disease is the world’s leading cause of mortality and also causes widespread morbidity and limitation of life-style. Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the predominant cause of ischemic heart disease and generally results from fixed coronary artery obstruction that limits myocardial oxygen delivery relative to demand. Mortality associated with CAD is relatively high and was estimat...

BACKGROUND The extent to which angina is associated with future cardiovascular events in patients with coronary artery disease has long been debated. METHODS AND RESULTS Included were outpatients with established coronary artery disease who were enrolled in the REACH registry and were followed for 4 years. Angina at baseline was defined as necessitating episodic or permanent antianginal treat...

BACKGROUND Chronic angina is a profoundly symptomatic disease. We evaluated the relationship between angina frequency and health utility. METHODS We used data from stable angina patients reporting ≥3 attacks/week enrolled in the Efficacy of Ranolazine in Chronic Angina (ERICA) trial. Angina frequency was classified using the Seattle Angina Questionnaire angina frequency (SAQAF) domain into no...

Background: Ludwig's angina is an infection of the submandibular cavity in form cellulitis that rapidly progressive and potentially life-threatening. Neutrophils lymphocytes play important role this process. Neutrophil-lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) a simple biomarker to evaluate systemic inflammation. We aimed determine association between NLR various prognostic parameters patients with Angina. Method...

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in angina symptom status after acute myocardial infarction and its association with readmission risk: Background-—Angina is common both before and after myocardial infarction (MI). Whether the change in angina status within the first 30 days after MI is associated with subsequent readmission and angina persistence is unknown.